Stalin's Ghost
[United States] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2011.
Format: Eaudiobook
Edition: Unabridged.
Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 30 min.)) : digital.
Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station. The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the bloody dictator can boast a two-to-one approval rating. Decidedly better than that of Renko, whose lover, Eva, has left him for Detective Mikolai Isakov, a charismatic veteran of the civil war in Chechnya, a hero of the far right and, Renko suspects, a killer for hire. The cases entwine, and Renko's quests become a personal inquiry fueled by jealousy. The investigation leads to the fields of TVer outside of Moscow, where once a million soldiers fought. There, amidst the detritus, Renko must confront the ghost of his own father, a favorite general of Stalin's. In these barren fields, patriots and shady entrepreneurs-the Red Diggers and Black Diggers- collect the bones, weapons and personal effects of slain World War II soldiers, and find that even among the dead there are surprises.
Series: Smith, Martin Cruz Arkady Renko. Spoken word ; bk. 6
ISBN:
9781442342576
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Read by Henry Strozier.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Read by Henry Strozier.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.